eBay Black Watch Review

[Riverkilt]

Hey Mark, you must have emailed via ebay. I emailed on their website and its now ten days with no response.

Asked about the Ottawa tartan they advertise. Guess they don't want to sell any or sold out.

Not very sales oriented to ignore buying questions.

Don't think I'd buy from them now at all. If they'd ignore a buying email they'd sure ignore any emails with problems.

Ron

[motorman4life]

I understand where you're comin' from Ron. I did in-fact communicate with them through their eBay account. I'll drop him a line and let him know you are upset and want a response about the Ottawa tartan. I'd imagine it is a provincial Canadian tartan. Anyhow, let us know if you do get a reply!

[LoftGuy]

Hi,

Kilts look very interesting, especially after reading Tartan Hiker's review.

The only length offered appears to be 27" which is way too long for me; do they offer other lengths? Also, noticed that the e-bay listing states that:

"other tartans are available as custom bulk orders of 6 or more. Again please inquire."

Bob

[Riverkilt]

Thanks Mark,

Just can't figure out ebay, and am afraid of getting more spam from there than I already do...kind of like those get rich deals from Africa...do they think I'm stupid??? There's nothing wrong with my ebay account because I don't have one. That's why went to his website and emailed there.

Anyway, his blurb on ebay said it was an Ottawa Indian tartan. that interested me since I got my bachelor's and master's degrees at Ottawa University -Phoenix and the main campus in Kansas is/was owned by the Ottawa Tribe. My underbelly waist is 42"

Thanks for the help.

Ron

[Kilted KT]

To allay your fears, I've had an e-bay account since about the time the site came on line. They don't send spam, and you really don't have much to worry about for privacy. They are extremely good about keeping out of your business.

[Riverkilt]

Thanks KT,

Just keep getting endless spam that there's something wrong with my non-existant ebay account. Figure if I get that much without an account if I got active it would be a tidal wave.

So, it makes no sense to me that to ask a vendor a question I have to first do an elaborate sign up on ebay. Feel trapped into joining to ask a question. Just don't like that.

I'm with Ham...don't need it. If vendors don't want to provide an alternate way to respond, or won't answer responses, that's their decision and I'll be fine without their product and I'll feel safer not doing business with an unresponsive stranger.

Glad it works for you.

Ron

[Martin S]

E-bay does not send spam as far as I know;
But other jokers send scams labeled e-bay or with the name of some bank or other, asking you to confirm your codes. These messages appear to have come from e-bay or a bank, but are fraudulent.
Never respond!!!
Once you have given away your account codes, anything can happen.

(this ought to go in some other thread, really)

Martin

[mbhandy]

Thanks KT,

Just keep getting endless spam that there's something wrong with my non-existant ebay account. Figure if I get that much without an account if I got active it would be a tidal wave.

So, it makes no sense to me that to ask a vendor a question I have to first do an elaborate sign up on ebay. Feel trapped into joining to ask a question. Just don't like that.
Ron

Ron I just got a email like you discribed and sent it off to ebay and their response is :

Dear Bill Edwards,

Thank you for contacting PayPal. We appreciate you bringing this
suspicious email to our attention.

Commonly referred to as phishing, these emails are sent by fraudsters in
an attempt to collect sensitive personal or financial information from
the recipients. PayPal takes phishing threats seriously. Our fraud
prevention specialists are working 24/7 to help protect you and enable
the community to stay safe.

After review, we can confirm that the email you received was not sent by
PayPal. Any website which may be linked to this email is not authorized
or used by PayPal.

Our fraud prevention team is working to disable any website linked to
this email. In the meantime, please do not enter any information into
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security questions and answers. We also recommend that you contact your
bank and credit card company immediately.

If you notice any unauthorized activity on your PayPal account, please
report it to us by following the instructions below:

1. Log in to your account only from the PayPal website. Do not use
links provided in any email.

2. Click on the Security Center link at the bottom of the page.

3. Click on the 'Unauthorized Transaction' link under the Report a
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4. Follow the instructions on this page in order to access the
appropriate form.

Lastly, we recommend taking a few steps to protect yourself from
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For additional tips please visit the PayPal Security Center at
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Sincerely,

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The letter I got said I had bought a phone and I need to verify or stop the order and to contact them. I looked like a paypal but the link was to something totally different.
needless to say I forwarded to paypal and deleated the message.

Most of those kind of email my spam filter stops from showing.

Back on topic I think I will see about the CAMERON TARTAN KILT seeing they list it in my size and hemming is not a problem.

MrBill

[cavscout]

Thanks KT,

Just keep getting endless spam that there's something wrong with my non-existant ebay account. Figure if I get that much without an account if I got active it would be a tidal wave.

So, it makes no sense to me that to ask a vendor a question I have to first do an elaborate sign up on ebay. Feel trapped into joining to ask a question. Just don't like that.

I'm with Ham...don't need it. If vendors don't want to provide an alternate way to respond, or won't answer responses, that's their decision and I'll be fine without their product and I'll feel safer not doing business with an unresponsive stranger.

Glad it works for you.

Ron

The spam which is more of a problem for me is the ones that are wanting to "enlarge your manhood in 3 days" and selling viagra and cialis. I'm wondering if my wife is trying to tell me something